S. Wilson "Will" Quick

S. Wilson "Will" Quick


Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

Recognized since 2021

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Will Quick has a diverse litigation and regulatory practice, representing businesses and local governments in trial and appellate matters and before state agencies in North and South Carolina. He has a particular focus on litigating individual and class action claims involving violations of state consumer privacy protection statutes and federal privacy laws ranging from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Will also advises clients on the design and implementation of privacy compliance programs and assists businesses with their response and notification obligations following data security incidents, including ransomware attacks. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Privacy and Information Security Law from the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization.

Will assists businesses of all types with assessing regulatory obligations and developing privacy compliance programs to meet them. He also helps companies experiencing cybersecurity incidents with the investigation, response and notification process, often coordinating efforts across multiple states.

He advises local governments on a myriad of issues including open meetings law, public records requests, and emergency management protocols. Will also assists developers, business owners and local governments in navigating the often complex field of land use law. His work includes land-use litigation, eminent domain and zoning cases, and planned community development.

Will represents clients in a variety of complex litigation matters, including partnership and shareholders’ rights disputes, fiduciary duty claims, trade secret misappropriation, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and constitutional rights, before state and federal courts in North and South Carolina. He works with companies ranging in size from small local businesses to the Fortune 500 level on both the plaintiff and the defense side.

Location
  • Wells Fargo Capitol Center, Suite 1700
    150 Fayetteville Street
    P.O. Box 1800
    Raleigh, NC 27602
Education
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2012
  • North Carolina State University, M.B.A., graduated 2009
  • North Carolina State University, B.A., graduated 2007
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
  • South Carolina, South Carolina
Affiliations
  • NC State Friends of the Library - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Chair-Elect, Young Lawyers Division
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member, Litigation Section Council
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division Liaison, Zoning Planning and Land Use Section
  • North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center - Member, Advisory Board
  • North Carolina State University Alumni Association - Member, Board of Directors
  • Triangle Urban Land Institute - Member
  • Wake County Bar Association Social Committee - Member
Court Admissions
  • US District Court - South Carolina
  • US District Court - Western District of NC
  • US District Court - Middle District of NC
  • US District Court - Eastern District of NC

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Selected for Benchmark Litigation's "Under 40 Hot List" (2020 - 2021)
  • Recognized as one of the American Bar Association’s On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers (2019)
  • Recognized as a "Rising Star" by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (2019-2020)
  • Recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in Appellate Law (2019-2020), Business Litigation (2021-2024)
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in the Young Guns category (2019-2021)
  • Member, North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society (2016, 2018-2020)
  • Recognized as one of the Triangle Business Journal's "40 Leaders Under 40" (2018)
  • North Carolina Bar Association Charles F. Blanchard Young Lawyer of the Year Award (2017)
  • Selectee, North Carolina Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2016
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Privacy and Data Security Law

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Virginia Becomes the Second State—and the First on the Eastern Seaboard—to Adopt a Comprehensive Data Protection Law


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Rethinking Your Cyber Insurance Needs as Your Workplace Evolves


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